KZ Concert Calendar

** = Local Show

**SAME AS IT EVER WAS: A TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE FRIDAY @ BARRELHOUSE BALLROOM

PEARL JAM TUESDAY APRIL 29TH AND THURSDAY MAY 1ST @ AT STATE FARM ARENA (ATLANTA)

METALLICA THURSDAY MAY 1ST AND SATURDAY MAY 3RD @ NISSAN STADIUM (NASHVILLE)

PEARL JAM TUESDAY MAY 6TH AND THURSDAY MAY 8TH @ BRIDGESTONE ARENA (NASHVILLE)

BILLY IDOL AND JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS FRIDAY MAY 9TH @ AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE (ATLANTA)

BLACKBERRY SMOKE THU MAY 15TH  – SAT MAY 17TH @ THE SHED SMOKEHOUSE AND JUKE JOINT (MARYVILLE)

NIGHTRANGER FRI MAY 30TH @ GEORGIA MTN FAIRGROUNDS (HIAWASSEE, GA)

**THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND MONDAY JUNE 9TH @ THE WALKER THEATRE

**VINCE GILL SATURDAY JUNE 14TH @ MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

KANSAS/.38 SPECIAL SATURDAY JUNE 14TH @ ORION AMPHITHEATRE (HUNTSVILLE)

**THE BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY ‘CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES’ FRIDAY JUNE 20TH @ MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

BLACKBERRY SMOKE/MIKE CAMPBELL & THE DIRTY KNOBS FRI JULY 25-SAT JULY 26 @ THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM (NASHVILLE)

**ALICE COOPER THURSDAY AUGUST 21ST @ MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

COLLECTIVE SOUL/LIVE SAT AUGUST 23RD @ SAND MTN AMPHITHEATRE (ALBERTVILLE, ALA.)

ERIC CLAPTON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH @ BRIDGESTONE ARENA (NASHVILLE)

JAMES TAYLOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH @ FIRST BANK AMPHITHEATRE (FRANKLIN, TENN.)

BLUES TRAVELER/GIN BLOSSOMS/SPIN DOCTORS FRIDAY SEPT 12TH @ SAND MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (ALBERTVILLE, ALA.)

Rock News

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Sammy Hagar Lashes Out At Alex Van Halen, Says “Al’s Angry Because I’m Out Doing It” And “He Can’t”

Former Van Halen bandmates Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen have not been on speaking terms for 21 years, and in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar speculates that jealousy might be behind the drummer’s ongoing rift. Hagar recently released a single inspired by a dream about Eddie Van Halen called “Encore, Thank You,…

The Alarm Vocalist Mike Peters Dies At 66 Following Long Cancer Battle

Mike Peters, lead singer of Welsh rock band The Alarm, passed away on Tuesday (April 29) at age 66 after a long battle with cancer. Peters continued to tour and release music despite his three-decade fight against multiple forms of cancer, becoming a passionate advocate for cancer research and awareneess. Peters was born in Wales…

The Alarm Vocalist Mike Peters Dies At 66 Following Long Cancer Battle

Mike Peters, lead singer of Welsh rock band The Alarm, passed away on Tuesday (April 29) at age 66 after a long battle with cancer. Peters continued to tour and release music despite his three-decade fight against multiple forms of cancer, becoming a passionate advocate for cancer research and awareneess. Peters was born in Wales…

Halestorm Announces New Album, ‘Everest,’ And 2025 World Tour

On Tuesday (April 29), Halestorm announced that their sixth studio album, Everest, will be released on August 8th, with a massive 2025 world tour planned in support of the upcoming release. The band will co-headline a fall North American tour with Lindsey Stirling, with support from Apocalyptica. The trek starts on September 11th in Salem,…

Halestorm Announces New Album, ‘Everest,’ And 2025 World Tour

On Tuesday (April 29), Halestorm announced that their sixth studio album, Everest, will be released on August 8th, with a massive 2025 world tour planned in support of the upcoming release. The band will co-headline a fall North American tour with Lindsey Stirling, with support from Apocalyptica. The trek starts on September 11th in Salem,…

Metallica Announce ‘Load’ Deluxe Box Set Featuring 245 Unreleased Tracks

Metallica just announced that they are releasing an expanded deluxe reissue of their 1996 album, Load, on June 13th. The new set will feature a remaster of the original record overseen by their current studio engineer, Greg Fidelman, with the band sharing a remastered version of Load’s lead single (and Metallica’s only Billboard Hot 100…

Metallica Announce ‘Load’ Deluxe Box Set Featuring 245 Unreleased Tracks

Metallica just announced that they are releasing an expanded deluxe reissue of their 1996 album, Load, on June 13th. The new set will feature a remaster of the original record overseen by their current studio engineer, Greg Fidelman, with the band sharing a remastered version of Load’s lead single (and Metallica’s only Billboard Hot 100…